Assam flood: Flood toll rises to 148 as three more die, Morigaon worst hit

  • | Sunday | 20th August, 2017

Altogether, 68,000 people are still living in 328 relief camps in various districts.As on Saturday, over 1.18 lakh hectares of farm land are under water, compared to 1.23 lakh hectares on Friday. A total of 51,192 people have been evacuated by NDRF, SDRF, CRPF, the Army and police since the second wave of deluge hit the state. Morigaon continued to be the worst-hit district with 5.30 lakh people hit by the deluge. In the second wave of floods that hit the state on August 10, large swathes of agricultural land covering nearly four lakh hectares were submerged.On Saturday, 1,486 people were rescued from flood-hit districts. GUWAHATI: The death toll in floods increased to 148 on Saturday with three more deaths reported from Bilasipara in Dhubri , Laharighat in Morigaon and Bokakhat in Golaghat district.

GUWAHATI: The death toll in floods increased to 148 on Saturday with three more deaths reported from Bilasipara in Dhubri , Laharighat in Morigaon and Bokakhat in Golaghat district. However, the overall situation showed signs of improvement. In the first wave of floods, 85 people were killed. All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal accused the state government of not making adequate arrangements following the death of 148 people in two waves of floods. "Had the government been serious about flood-mitigation measures, the number of casualties would not have been so high. So many people have losttheir property and livelihood. People of the state are in extreme misery," said Ajmal, who represents the flood-hit Dhubri constituency in Parliament.Refuting Ajmal's allegation , a senior revenue department official said the state government has been proactive in providing assistance to flood-hit people.On Friday, governor Banwarilal Purohit apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the flood situation and sought a second central team to visit the state to assess the damage caused by the deluge. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal also met Modi recently and requested him to find a holistic solution to the problem of floods and erosion by involving neighbouring states and Bhutan.According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 22,11,265 people are still reeling from floods in 16 districts as on Saturday. Till Friday, the number of flood-affected people was nearly 26 lakh in 20 districts. Morigaon continued to be the worst-hit district with 5.30 lakh people hit by the deluge. Altogether, 68,000 people are still living in 328 relief camps in various districts.As on Saturday, over 1.18 lakh hectares of farm land are under water, compared to 1.23 lakh hectares on Friday. In the second wave of floods that hit the state on August 10, large swathes of agricultural land covering nearly four lakh hectares were submerged.On Saturday, 1,486 people were rescued from flood-hit districts. A total of 51,192 people have been evacuated by NDRF, SDRF, CRPF, the Army and police since the second wave of deluge hit the state.

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